Fakuma 2026

Fakuma 2026 is recognized as one of the world’s leading trade fairs for industrial plastics processing and is widely regarded as Europe’s most important plastics processing exhibition during non-K Show years. Located in Friedrichshafen, Germany, the exhibition serves as a major platform for global plastics manufacturers, machinery suppliers, mold makers, automation companies, and material producers to showcase the latest technologies and industrial solutions across the plastics value chain. 

Unlike broader industrial expos, Fakuma is highly specialized and strongly engineering-oriented, with a clear focus on practical manufacturing applications and production efficiency. The exhibition covers injection molding systems, extrusion technologies, thermoforming equipment, molds and tooling, industrial automation, robotics, smart factory solutions, engineering plastics, and recycling technologies. The event is especially well known for its strength in precision plastics manufacturing and advanced injection molding technologies. 

According to organizer-related information, Fakuma 2026 is expected to attract around 1,500–1,600 exhibitors from approximately 40 countries, along with tens of thousands of professional visitors from across Europe and global manufacturing markets. The exhibition maintains a highly professional visitor profile, with attendees primarily consisting of engineers, production managers, procurement specialists, technical experts, and industrial decision-makers. 

In recent years, Fakuma has increasingly focused on digital manufacturing, intelligent automation, energy efficiency, and sustainable plastics processing. Circular economy solutions, recyclable materials, energy-saving processing systems, and low-carbon production technologies have become key exhibition themes as European manufacturing industries accelerate sustainability transformation. The exhibition also reflects growing market demand from automotive, electronics, medical, and industrial sectors for lightweight materials and high-performance engineering plastics. 

As one of the core technical exhibitions in the global plastics industry, Fakuma is widely regarded as an important indicator of future plastics processing trends and advanced manufacturing development in Europe.